The sweeping, emotional score by John Williams is widely considered one of the greatest in film history, winning an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and two Grammys.
Upon its release on June 11, 1982, E.T. was a massive commercial success, surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time , a record it held for 11 years until Spielberg’s own Jurassic Park . E_T_-_L_extra-terrestre_1982_HD_-_Altadefinizio...
The story follows a gentle extraterrestrial botanist who is accidentally left behind on Earth after his spaceship departs in haste to evade government agents. He is discovered by (Henry Thomas), a 10-year-old boy coping with his parents' recent divorce. Elliott lures the alien into his suburban California home using Reese's Pieces candy and introduces him to his siblings, Michael and Gertie (Drew Barrymore). The sweeping, emotional score by John Williams is
In 1994, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Key Production Details The story follows a gentle extraterrestrial botanist who
The film received nine Oscar nominations and won four: Best Original Score (John Williams), Best Visual Effects , Best Sound , and Best Sound Editing .
The character of E.T. was brought to life by Carlo Rambaldi using state-of-the-art animatronics and puppetry, costing $1.5 million to develop.